Week 2 Combing forms & Abbreviations Flashcards
1
Q
ankyl/o
A
stiff
2
Q
articul/o
A
joint
3
Q
burs/o
A
bursa (sac of fluid near joints)
4
Q
calc/o
A
calcium
5
Q
carp/o
A
wrist bones (carpals)
6
Q
-centesis
A
surgical puncture
7
Q
-clast
A
to break
8
Q
cost/o
A
rib
9
Q
femor/o
A
femur (thigh bone)
10
Q
-gram
A
record
11
Q
-graphy
A
instrument for recording
12
Q
-itis
A
inflammation
13
Q
ligament/o
A
ligament
14
Q
mastoid/o
A
mastoid process (behind the ear)
15
Q
oste/o
A
bone
16
Q
-phyis
A
growing
17
Q
-plasty
A
surgical repair
18
Q
-scopy
A
visual examination
19
Q
tars/o
A
tarsus; hindfoot ankle (7 bones between the foot and the leg)
20
Q
DEXA
A
dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry (a test of bone mineral density)
21
Q
EMG
A
electromyogram
22
Q
DIP
A
Distal Interphalangeal Joints
23
Q
ESR
A
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (increase indicates inflammation)
24
Q
Fx
A
fracture
25
HNP
Herniated Nucleus Pulposus
26
IM
Intramuscular
27
MCP
metacarpophalangeal
28
MD
doctor of medicine
29
MTP
Metatarsophalangeal joints
30
OA
ostearthritis
31
PIP
proximal interphalangeal (joint)
32
RA
right atrium
33
RF
rheumatoid factor
34
SLE
Systemic Lupus erythematosus
35
THA
total hip arstioplasties
36
THR
total hip replacement
37
TKA
Total ankle arthoplasties
38
TKR
total ankle replacement
39
TMJ
temporomandibuar joint
40
acetabul/o
acetabulum (hip bone socket)
